Washington DC-based economist and social policy expert. Formerly: research fellow, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations; adjunct professor, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
What can we expect from Trump's next moves in the domestic policy sphere?
Trump's domestic policies are slowly starting to take shape. It looks like these policies indeed largely reflect what he promised during the election campaign, when he said he would scale... Читать далее
For me, one of the main motivations is his determination to rein in the administrative state, and to try to return some decisions to the people. I see the regulatory environment in the... Читать далее
Professor of History and Political Theory at Oxford Brookes University, author of The Nature of Fascism (Routledge), A Fascist Century (Palgrave Macmillan) and more. @oxford_brookes
Why do people say Trump is a fascist rather than a nationalist?
Because they’re ignorant of the word fascism, simple as that. Fascism is a revolutionary form of nationalism, and Trump is absolutely not a revolutionary. He’s a dynamic conservative who... Читать далее
I would not call him a fascist in terms of historic fascism, because the most fundamental thing about classical fascism is that you have a dictator with a one-party state, with all other... Читать далее
I think he is. I don’t think he’s going to win, but if he did, I think he would not only be a disastrous President, but a danger to the country and to the world. I’ve worked with... Читать далее
There’s not a lot the party can do to stop something like this happening again. The party doesn’t choose the nominees. The party only sets up the process, the vehicle that does choose the... Читать далее
Before the Inauguration, there’s no way. Trump has been elected by the people, the Electoral College has cast their ballots and they were accepted by the House and Senate. So there is... Читать далее
Nationalism isn’t the word I’d use. Nationalism implies that people want their own separate state. I think it’s more white supremacy, or white cultural resentment. The country is... Читать далее
1. Surveys are better instruments for revealing demographic and attitudinal bases of support for different options than they are at predicting the outcome of tight races.
2. It is... Читать далее